Trousers guard



April 25, 1939- B. M. TAKAHASHI TROUSERS GUARD Filed June 15, 1958ATTORN EYS Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TROUSERSGUARD Benjamin Takahashi, Harlowton, 'Mont. Application June 13, 1938,Serial No. 213,533

1 Claim.

'This 'invention relates to trousers guards, and its general'object isto provide guards, in the form of fastening devices that are primarilydesigned for use with working garments, such as overalls ii. and thelike, to hold the-bottom of the leg portions thereof in snugly foldedassociation about the ankle portions of the shoes of the wearer, so asto not only exclude dirt and dust from the legs of the wearer, to retainthe legs in a clean and sanitary condition, but also brings about manyother advantageous features, such as for instance a safety feature, inthat the folded and held leg portions tend to prevent the latter frombecoming caught or entangled in machinery and the like, thereby reducingaccidents of that character to a minimum.

A further object is to provide a fastening device for the bottom of theleg portion of a garment, that is fixed directly thereto, for instantuse, and when not in use maybe hidden by cuffs.

Another object is to provide a fastening device of the character setforth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, maybe readily stitched or otherwise secured to the trousers leg, and isextremely eflicient in use, operation and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim,

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side view illustrating my fastening device secured to aleg portion of a pair of trousers, overalls or the like, with the partsof the O fastening device separated and the leg portion in normalposition.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the parts of the fastening deviceconnected for holding the leg portion in snugly folded association aboutthe ankle portion of the shoe.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, with the lower end of the legportion of the trousers folded to provide a cuff disposed about thefastening Q device for hiding the same from view.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 2 with the cuff turned inwardly fordisposal within the leg portion.

Figure 5 is a perspective view illustrating a modified form of thedevice in use.

Figures 6 and '7 are perspective views of the parts of the modifiedform.

It will be obvious that a fastening device is provided for each legportion of the garment, and referring to the drawing in detail, the legportions are indicated by the letter A and may have cuffs B thereon.

In any event, in the form shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive thefastening device includes a tab I made from fabric or any materialsuitable for m the purpose and has one end portion stitched or otherwisesecured to the leg portion as at 2 on the inner side of the outersurface thereof adjacent to the front and lower edge, as best shown inFigure 1. The free portion of the tab has fixed l5 thereto adjacent itsouter end a socket fastener member 3 and secured to the leg portion fordisposal in the path of the socket fastener member is a companion orstud fastener member 4 for receiving the socket fastener member 3 tohold the tab against flapping when not in use, as will be apparent uponinspection of Figure 1.

Stitched or otherwise secured as at 5 to the outer side of the legportion and on the outer surface thereof rearwardly of the seam and fordisposal diagonally with respect to the lower edge of the leg portion,and substantially in alignment with the point of connection of the tab Itherewith, is a reinforcing strip 6 which is likewise made from fabricor other material suitable for the purpose. The reinforcing strip 6 ispreferably of rectangular formation as shown, and has secured thereto apair of stud fastener members l and 8, either of which is adapted toreceive the socket fastener member 3 for holding the lower end of theleg portion in folded position about the ankle portion of the shoe, asshown in Figures 2 and 4.

It will be noted from Figure 3 that the leg por-. tion of the garmentabout its lower edge has been folded upwardly to provide the cuff B andwhen so arranged, the cuff hides the tab and reinforcing strip. When thecuff is not used, the lower end portion of the garment is folded asshown in Figure 2, and the socket fastener member 3 is snapped on eitherof the stud fastener members I or 8. However, when the cuff is used, itcan be disposed within the leg portion of the garment as shown in Figure4, and then the socket fastener member 3 is snapped on or applied toeither of the stud fastener members I or 8.

The form as shown in Figures 5 to 7 inclusive likewise includes a tab 9secured to the leg portion by stitching or the like as at I ii andarranged in exactly the same manner as the tab I, but the tab 9 has abuttonhole l! of the usual construction therein and which of course isreinforced in the usual manner. The reinforcing strip l2 of this form islikewise of elongated rectangular formation and is secured to the legportion in the same manner as the reinforcing strip 6, as well asarranged accordingly. The strip I2 has fixed thereto a pair of buttonsl3 and I4, and the buttons are to receive the tab 9 through the mediumof the buttonhole thereof, for securing the lower end of the leg portionin snugly folded association about the ankle portion of the shoe, asshown in Figure 5. The buttons l3 and I4 are preferably of the separabletype and include socket means l5 fixed to the strip l2 for receiving thestudded heads, as best shown in Figure 6.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will beobvious that my guard or fastening device not only holds the lower endportions of the leg portions of trousers and the the shoes of thewearer, but make it possible for the leg portions to be neatly foldedand held accordingly, especially in view of the diagonal arrangement ofthe reinforcing strip.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be like snugly about the anklesor ankle portions of made in the construction and in the combination andarrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall withinthe scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A fastening device for the lower end portion of a garment leg andcomprising a tab fixed adjacent to the forward portion of the leg to oneside of and adjacent to its longitudinal center to provide a free endportion for the tab, a reinforcing strip fixed to the leg adjacent toits rear portion upon the side thereof opposite to the connection of thetab with the leg and being diagonally disposed with respect to the lowerend of the leg, companion snap fastener members secured to the free endportion of the tab and to the reinforcing strip respectively fordetachably connecting the tab to the strip for holding the lower endportion of the leg in folded association about the ankle of the wearer,there being a plural number of snap fastener members on the strip foradjusting the folded portion about the ankle, and a snap fastener memberon the same side of the leg as the strip and in close proximity to thetab for receiving the free end portion of the tab for connecting thefree end portion to the leg when the tab is not in use.

BENJAMIN M. TAKAHASHI.

